I read most of my articles via the Feedly app (RSS Reader), but I do receive some via email newsletters. If you've been doing newsletters or blog posts for a few years, you might not know that how you ... Read More
Don’t Cram Everything Above the Fold
I was reading a discussion among designers about clients wanting everything at the top of their websites. Usually this happens when marketing goals are not prioritized and an assumption that website ... Read More
Speedy Tip – How to Optimize Images
Let's Get Speedy! Optimizing Images I shared a wonderful article on testing the various WordPress plugins for automatically optimizing images (reducing the download size). Many folks upload large ... Read More
Choosing Great Images for Your Blog Posts
It Was Like Witnessing a Train Wreck Last night, I was on my iPhone going through the latest tweets and finding articles to read. A popular blogger shared something he found interesting. I followed ... Read More
3 Habits to Give Up in Web Copy
Print and Old Web Trends We live in the age of web smarties. Yes smarties because people have been using a web browser, a smart phone and even tablets for a while now. I have this delightful client ... Read More
Formatting Your Web Page or Post
Make Your Readers Uber Happy A bit of a snoozer - formatting pages and posts right? But did you know there are some established tricks to make them easier to read and increase comprehension? Zzz - ... Read More
Finding the Right Images
I'm going to assume you all know you can't just google for pictures and grab them off websites right? Images are creative works and even if no copyright is displayed, it does not mean it is public ... Read More
Should Links on Websites Be Opened in a New Tab?
Controversy - Opening Links in New Tabs I was hit up on this question by one of my marketing friends and wow did this spark a debate within a Facebook group (although friendly). This goes to the core ... Read More
Centering Dos and Don’ts for Blog Posts and Web Pages
Major Headline Paragraph text but can you tell it’s a paragraph? This is a bit tough to read. Everything is centered and unlike a book chapter, isn’t aligned to the left. "Quotes look a bit ... Read More